A Greater Cincinnati man recently took a video tour of Tower Park on his YouTube channel, ErvTV. Erv Lenzy, publisher of ErvTV, published the digital tour this week. He describes his channel as visiting “lots of Cincinnati and southwest Ohio nostalgia. We visit abandoned places, old homes, and places of historical significance.” Take a look: […]
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Fort Thomas Planning “First-Class” 150 Celebration in 2017
A painting of General George H. Thomas, the namesake for Fort Thomas, hangs in the Fort Thomas Museum. FTM file. By Jennifer Kohl In 1967, Fort Thomas celebrated its’ Centennial. A week-long celebration took place commemorating the 100 year anniversary of when the city was incorporated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky on February 27, 1867. […]
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Fort Thomas Water Tower Dismantled: But What Does It Do?
Earlier this week, the Northern Kentucky Water District started replacing the 275,000 gallon “Lumley” water storage tower behind the Fort Thomas City Building at 130 N. Fort Thomas Ave. The original tower was built in 1936 and was demolished in two days starting February 29, 2016. “It was time to replace the tower based on […]